Comments on: Verizon protest gaining followers in Capital Regionhttp://blog.timesunion.com/business/verizon-protest-gaining-followers-in-capital-region/24673/
Business, media, technology and more in the Capital Region and beyondTue, 03 Mar 2015 20:50:56 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3By: Victor Campanahttp://blog.timesunion.com/business/verizon-protest-gaining-followers-in-capital-region/24673/comment-page-1/#comment-40991
Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:51:51 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/business/?p=24673#comment-40991Looks like the union has sunk to an all time low – using 9/11 in their “educational” ads. It took 10 years, but I guess someone had to be desperate/sleazy enough to invoke a tragedy for their own gain.
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Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:44:23 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/business/?p=24673#comment-39540@12—You said remind you again why the country is in the position it is? Well I hope you aren’t implying it’s because of unions.

U.S. was made up of about 28% union workers in 1954, 20% in 1983 and now only 11.9% in 2011.

That’s a small percentage overall to be blamed for crippling an entire economy.

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Wed, 17 Aug 2011 19:02:44 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/business/?p=24673#comment-39538@17—Right now we have what is called lower class, middle class and upper class in this country.
You say plenty of people would love to make 70-91k. I don’t disagree.
That’s similar to saying there are plenty of people making 70-91k that would love to make $800k.

I say similar. Because the gaps are different. Zero is a lot closer to 70-91k than 70-91k is to $800k and its getting closer every day we let it.

Why are you getting down on people who only make 70-91k? Do you also feel bad for Donald Trump? Why not? Donald Trump along with Rush Limbaugh cried poor me and packed up and left NY state. Not everybody has that luxury. They were millionares who left NY to save money.

How dare we fault the working man making even 100k who only wants to keep his 100k standard of living and STAY in NY???

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Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:39:32 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/business/?p=24673#comment-39537How upset was everybody when the millionare NFL players and owners were fighting? And soon to be NBA.

Folks are all upset about a person trying to maintain his/her $70,000 salary or standard of living? What’s wrong with this country?

I don’t think GM UAW workers should be getting the same salary they made working now that they are retired.

I do think unions should be reasonable and be willing to sacrifice during down turns or when company is losing money.

But I don’t think when any company is profitable they should install a raise freeze or take away pensions or lower salaries in order to make 40% profit this year instead of 30%.

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Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:13:54 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/business/?p=24673#comment-39534@17—How much do new cars cost today? Houses? Sneakers? Milk?
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Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:10:45 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/business/?p=24673#comment-39533Sure it might be said that if one isn’t happy or doesn’t like it they can quit and go work somewhere else.
But if every U.S. company cuts health care, pensions and salaries just because they can, where does that leave us? We going to move to India to work and eat?

That’s what is meant by the elimination of the middle class. Only folks left will live in poverty along side the CEO millionare/billionares.

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Wed, 17 Aug 2011 18:05:49 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/business/?p=24673#comment-39532More than a dozen comments here so far and I’m reading a lot of negativity toward the union(s).
Shame on the Verizon employees for trying to keep the standard of living their fathers and grandfathers fought for? Really?
NY Telephone Company (now Verizon) was on strike for 7 months in the 70′s fighting for some of what the workers have right now.

I don’t believe in entitlement, but I do wonder how we can all buy new cars or health care or eat or buy homes if the salaries/benefits are slowly eroding but the cost of things keep rising.

I’m no economist but looks to me like unions did good for this country.

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Mon, 15 Aug 2011 13:50:12 +0000http://blog.timesunion.com/business/?p=24673#comment-39339Wow. Amazing comments. At what point did it become a sin to make money? We should be happy that companies make money and hire employees and provide benefits which are commensrate with the industry. So what if they make huge profits; Verison is not a not for profit the last time I checked. Take a look around; EVERYONE’s benefits are being cut. The economy is in TERRIBLE shape. No one is ENTITLED to anything. Why do you think companies are FLEEING New York? Maybe we all need to take a look at the BIG PICTURE. Oh, and while your at it, take a look at your Union Leader’s benefits and pay before you start pointing the finger and big, bad business.
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